Central, Mendham Earn Model Program Rank For World Languages

Consistently ranked among the best schools in New Jersey, West Morris Central and Mendham High Schools have put another notch in their educational excellence belt, being named a World Language Model Program for the next two years.

Supervisor of World Languages at the district, Jessica Lasusa submitted an application to the New Jersey Department of Education, which included a rigorous process.

The DOE examined the district’s curriculum, assessments, program goals and philosophy, student work, target language implementation, and student grouping methods to determine the department met or exceeded the criteria designated in all categories, Lasusa told Patch.

World Language Teachers from both schools were observed by the NJDOE representatives during a two-day observation cycle.

In the previous cycle, 2014-2016, Princeton (K-12), West Windsor-Plainsboro (K-12), and Fair Haven (K-8) earned the Model Program designation. West Morris Regional (2016-2018) is the first regional high school district to earn the designation.

The district offers Spanish, French, Latin, and Chinese to students across both schools.